After months of negotiations, the California Legislature has passed a four-bill package that requires voter approval in November to issue $37.3 billion in bonds for schools and other important infrastructure projects.
The measures are awaiting the governor's signature.
For schools, the package would provide $10.4 billion for desperately needed construction and maintenance - $7.4 billion for K-12 public schools and $3 billion for higher education.
The bond proposals would also provide $20 billion for roads and other transportation projects, $4.1 billion to repair state levees and water transportation systems, and $2.8 billion for affordable housing.
The school bond, which is contained in AB 127, would appear on the ballot as Proposition 1D.